Lot #: 13
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Small-Sized Stoneware Jar, Stamped "MADE BY J. LETTS," South Amboy, NJ origin, early 19th century, cylindrical jar with rounded foot, heavily-tooled shoulder, and rounded rim, decorated with two impressed drapes or crescents, filled with reddish-brown manganese glaze. Area above decoration features the scarce impressed signature of South Amboy potter, Joshua Letts. Unusual and appealing small size. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned from Virginia. Two 5" cracks from rim and a 1 1/2" hairline from rim. Base chips. A 1 1/4" chip on underside at edge of jar. Contact mark at rim. Crack extending from underside approximately 5 1/2" up side of jar. H 8 1/4".
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